Been around…

Yes, they’ve been around a lot of places. A long long time ago, the couple used to be here and my girl enjoyed what they dished out so we would go there quite frequently and then one fine day, for reasons unknown, they moved away and we did not like the one who took over the stall so we never went back there again. In the meantime, I did hear of them moving here, there and everywhere and maybe, I did catch up with them and got to eat what they dished out once or twice but I cannot remember exactly where or when.

…to have a look and lo and behold! It was that same couple. So they were presently at this food court but we had had our brunch already that day so we did not order anything from them. The next time we went there, they were closed so we adjourned some place else instead. I saw on Facebook that my friend, Annie, had the kway teowwhen she was back in Sibu that day and she said it was nice.

We did manage to get to eat the sambal kway teow (RM5.00)…

…finally when we went there the third time.

Yes, it was nice with quite a lot of prawns and egg and lap cheong (Chinese sausage)…

…too but I think I like the one here better despite there being less ingredients in it for RM4.00. However, that one’s a different recipe and for me, if it is sambal kway teow, my favourite in town would be the one here, right next door to this shop…but everything would be sold out before 10.00 a.m. and that lady would just call it a day. I think she’s still around doing what she does best but I have not gone there for a while now as I do not usually venture out that early.

I also ordered something to try from this stall…

…at that food court – their chicken soup mee sua (RM6.00)…

It was all right, quite nice but no, it wasn’t what I would enjoy a lot – the one with our traditional Foochow red wine. I may want to try some of the other things the guy has to offer the next time I drop by here like his tom yam selections, perhaps but if it is mee sua that I want, I would much sooner go elsewhere.

Unlike when this food court first opened, there are some fairly good stuff here now…and I do mean fairly. Personally, I have yet to come across something here that would keep me coming back again and again for more.

Both looks equally good but still I vote for sambal char kway teow. Mee sua soup doesn’t look very red, my guess is not enough red wine.

No red wine, different recipe – got red dates – not something I would like a lot. I think if wolfberries are added instead, the soup would be sweeter and nicer. Maybe some people like it this way but not me.

I’m ok with red dates, with or without but I prefer wolfberries and lots of our Foochow red wine and ginger. Use special kind of chicken, the meat is very firm and like a little sticky or slippery like that, so very nice! I hear it is very expensive! 😦

I wonder how many people share this personal preference with me: I don’t like having lap Cheong in my char kuey teow – i feel it causes the ckt to taste too sweet, and it overpowers the other flavours in the ckt … So I usually give all the lap cheong away to someone else 🙂

I guess you do not like those Taiwan sausages either. They seem quite popular. I think they steam them…and they’re eaten just like that. More or less the same thing. Tried once, and no, it did not really tickle my fancy.

For char kway teow or fried rice, there should not be too many slices, a few will do. But since there are prawns already, there really is no need for the lap cheong. The regular ones have an overpowering smell, thank goodness the lady did not add a lot, just a couple of thin slices.

The ones I get from my friend, Annie, in KL are own-made, wine-infused and the smell is not as strong plus they are not so hard. Still, I would not add a lot and I only use them for fried rice once in a long while, or I may use and fry omelette. Precious commodity – will use very sparingly so stocks can last longer.